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The games industry is holding its breath for Grand Theft Auto VI, slated to arrive Nov. 19.

Nintendo has requested the dismissal of aproposed class action lawsuitfiled by customers seeking tariff refunds.

As part of its Birthday celebration, Woot is now offering some discounts on Nintendo Switch 2. Using code GIFT26 will knock $22 off, while new Woot customers can knock the price down to $399 using the same code, and we also have a refurbished deal to scope out.

Nintendo has requested the dismissal of a class action lawsuit that accused the company of failing to pass on tariff refunds to consumers.

In a grim week for the games industry where Microsoft laid off 1,600 people (with 1,600 further job cuts hanging over the heads of Xbox employees) one decision stood out as especially egregious. Id Software, developer of Doom and Quake, was forced to lay off 136 people – more than half of its workforce.

Anyone who buys a Steam Machine will be able to play virtually all of the games that also run on a traditional gaming PC – but nothing beyond that. Unlike traditional consoles, Valve’s new device will not have its own exclusive titles. Valve engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais explained the reasoning in an interview with Bloomberg: Restricting where…

PlayStation Plus Extra is set to lose six more games in August, prompting users to quickly wrap up any playthroughs they’ve got going on.

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PS Store has revealed the initial list of games leavingPS Plus Extra and Premium in August 2026, as the July lineup has begun rolling out in regions where it’s Tuesday, the 21st. As we predicted, Earth Defense Force 6 is among the games departing next month.

The X Games is out to show there are riskier moves in action sports than flying upside down above a halfpipe.